• Pioneered, established and expanded 1st and only Global Product Planning Group outside Japan
• Managed Global category portfolio Home AV system business with revenue of over 40,000 mil yen with >10% growth & double-digit profit.
• Product Managed - Global product mix categories (Home AV system product development - conecept, plan and drive the completion) with multiple line-up arrays, and over >75 global products launched.
• Devised appropriate product concept strategies to revitalize demands, expanded Asia, Middle East, Latin American business and customer base, with double-digit growth in revenue and profit, overcame competitions and maintained market leader competitiveness.
Core Competencies: Key Skills and Strengths
• Responsible for Global AV system product portfolio, product strategy, through the whole product life-cycle (PLC).
• Analyzed and defined product positioning and key product value prepositions on global platform - positioning, segmentation, determining product launches, channel mix, pricing, volume, market potential and trends to address business, product and market strategies.
• Formulate Business and Category Plan - focusing Long and Short term plans, Product Economic Analysis, margin analysis, pricing, forecasting, and EOL plans.
• Evaluated, researched and investigated new technologies and made recommendations for new product development.
• Directed and worked closely with cross-functionally and externally teams on product concept, quality, cost and schedule - engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, safety compliance, logistics, finance, and marketing communications through the complete product development cycle from product concept to end of life.
• Communicated by product strategies presentations and directional goals to Senior Management, and cross-functional team internally and key channel partners (externally).